Julia Chesky snapped this license plate in Soho.
From the Los Angeles Times archives is this crazy photograph published on Dec. 18, 1985.
While traveling to an assignment, Times photographer Dave Gatley found that he was following a car in which it appeared that a man was being kidnapped at gunpoint, top. Gatley used his mobile phone to relay a call to Chula Vista police, keeping them informed of the car’s progress for three miles. When the car stopped at Argus Drive-Thru Dairy, 701 Broadway in Chula Vista, police made their move, bottom, only to find that the men, in their 20s, were just fooling around – with a plastic gun. No charges were filed.
The arrest photo is wild as well.
A miniaturized version of Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE sculpture abandoned on a street corner on 1st Avenue in the East Village.
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Hally McGehean created this dress made from photos from Terry Richardson's Tumblr.
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Hotornot.com is an internet service set-up in many different countries where people seek relationships and rank each other according to photos and profiles posted on the website. This magazine project asked students to enter a believable altered persona on the website. The responses were then presented to see what kind of match came up.
Current TV lists their top 50 must see documentaries, which is my favorite film genre. I'm a documentary junkie. I put √'s next to ones I've seen, but clearly I need to step up my game. What's your favorite documentary?
50. Spellbound (2002) √ 49. Truth or Dare (1991) 48. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) 47. One Day in September (1999) 46. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998) 45. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) 44. Burma VJ (2008) 43. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) 42. Catfish (2010) √ 41. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) √ 40. When We Were Kings (1996) 39. Biggie & Tupac (2002) √ 38. March of the Penguins (2005) √ 37. Inside Job (2010) √ 36. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) 35. Paragraph 175 (2000) 34. Brother’s Keeper (1992) 33. Tongues Untied (1989) 32. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) √ 31. Jesus Camp (2006) √ 30. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) √ 29. Man on Wire (2008) √ 28. Gasland (2010) 27. Tarnation (2003) 26. Murderball (2005) √ 25. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) √ 24. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) 23. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) 22. Shut Up & Sing (2006) 21. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) √ 20. Capturing the Friedmans (2003) √ 19. Touching the Void (2003) √ 18. Food, Inc. (2008) 17. Street Fight (2005) 16. Bus 174 (2002) 15. Crumb (1994) 14. Dark Days (2000) 13. The Fog of War (2003) 12. Bowling for Columbine (2002) √ 11. Paris Is Burning (1991) 10. Grizzly Man (2005) √ 9. Trouble the Water (2008) 8. An Inconvenient Truth (2006) √ 7. The Celluloid Closet (1995) 6. The War Room (1993) 5. Supersize Me (2004) √ 4. Waltz With Bashir (2008) 3. Roger & Me (1989) √ 2. The Thin Blue Line (1988) √ 1. Hoop Dreams (1994) √
On PBS the other night, I saw ARMADILLO, which follows a platoon of young Danish soldiers to Afghanistan. Pretty harrowing stuff.
In 1982 the Libyan government paid a million dollars for this 10,000 square foot, 25-bedroom mansion in Bergen County, New Jersey. NATO and the rebels should look here.
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*Except when a hurricane is on its way. Hurricane Irene didn't stop this soldier from guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
Photo by Dan Nguyen.
Nature once again blows my mind with its efficiency.
Caroline Hirsch posted over at The New Yorker some works of photographers inspired by Haruki Murakami. Here are a few from that collection that I felt nicely captured the author's aesthetic.
The Shrine of Apple: a showcase of every Apple product with "...awesome photos and video." I found my first computer in college: the monstrous Power Mac G3 All-In-One. It always reminded me of a face with a gigantic screen for a forehead. -_-
Supporters made this Kickstarter project by Steve Lambert happen:
Steve Lambert wanted to build a massive neon sign that asked the very interesting question: “Does capitalism work for you?” He would then take it on a tour of the country, allowing people to vote, and documenting their reactions, thoughts, and interactions with the piece.
The invisible ghostly hand of Adam Smith will ensure that "True" always wins.
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A seriously gross drawing by Russell Weekes. My answer to the world's second smallest, toughest crossword is FU.
Ruslan Khasanov's liquid type in motion. Wild.
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Winslow Homer, After the Hurricane, 1899
I love the way he captures the slowly settling sea. I will probably be passed out like the subject in this painting this weekend as well when Hurricane Irene hits New York City, but the cause will most likely be my consumption of my alcohol stashed away for emergencies.
Steve Jobs circa 1990. Next indeed. What's next for Apple with new CEO Tim Cook at the helm?